UPDATE TIME!!!
Now that the X700's been benchmarked, here are the results:
The tech report:
http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q3...t/index.x?pg=1
Tom's Hardware:
http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...921/index.html
Anandtech:
http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2214&p=1
[H]ardOCP:
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjY2
Check out the Power consumption here: Verrry interesting!!!
http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q3.../index.x?pg=26
And for the 6800/X800 series:
http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q3.../index.x?pg=11
For those of you that can't be bothered to read, the 6600GT does marginally better than the X700XT. The X700XT's performance takes a huge hit at higher frame rates, whereas the 6600GT stays respectable. Generally, all the reviewers say that the 6600GT pips it by a tiny margin, and that SLI is worth going for. Where's the 6600Ultra?
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